ON DEMONS AND ANGELS
| Title | ΠΕΡΙ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΓΓΕΛΩΝ / ON DEMONS AND ANGELS |
| Code | Χ283 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Eleni Chrysafi |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60005303 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Koinōnikīs THeologías kai CΗristianikoý Politismoý (2023 kai exīs)
Registered students: 1
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter | - | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600229938
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Class Schedule
| Building | Theology |
| Floor | Floor 2 |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ Γ (98) |
| Calendar | Friday 11:00 to 14:00 |
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600229938
- At the Website of the School: https://www.past.auth.gr/el/node/1186
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=14145
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
- Italian (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After the successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
(a) make use of their knowledge in theology in the discussion of current issues and theories related to the existence of good and evil in the world.
(b) engage themselves in a dialogue with social sciences, history of the art, modern literature regarding the analysis and the artistic expression of the good and the evil.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course is an interdisciplinary approach to Angelology and Demonology through their biblical background, Orthodox theological and liturgical tradition, literature and Christian Art in Byzantium and the West.
COURSE SYLLABUS
1. Introduction to Angelology and Demonology - Approach to Orthodox teaching on spirits (good and evil) - General view of the existence of evil in the world from the standpoint of Orthodox Theology and art.
2. Angelology and Demonology in the Old Testament and Judaism.
3. Angelology and Demonology in the New Testament and the Christian Apocryphal Literature.
4. The Angels in the Ecclesiastical Literature and the Liturgical Texts. - Angels in the teaching of Fathers and Ecclesiastical Writers.
5. The theological conditions of the depiction of Angels in Christian art.
6. The framing of the iconography of Angels in Byzantine and Western Christian art.
7. The Iconographic Circle of Miracles-Appearances of Angels and Archangels in Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art.
8. Angels as celestial deacons and as members of the heavenly court in written sources and art.
9. The Iconography of Demons in Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art.
10. The Second Coming as the time of the end. - Byzantine and post-Byzantine representations of the Future Crisis.
11. The iconography of Angels and Demons in the Christian art of the West.
12. Angels and Demons in literature, theater, and cinema.
13. Course conclusions - Presentation of students’ projects/thesis.
Keywords
Angelology, Demonology, Ιconography of Αngels, Ιconography of Demons
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 40 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 11 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 100 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students are assessed by oral exams at the end of the semester (100% summative assessment).
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1) Jean Daniélou, Οι άγγελοι και η αποστολή τους, εκδ. Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος, Αθήνα 2016.
2) Ν. Ματσούκας, Δογματική και συμβολική θεολογία Δ΄. Ο Σατανάς, εκδ. Κυριακίδη, Θεσσαλονίκη 2016.
Additional bibliography for study
Αρχιμ. Σ. ΚΟΥΚΙΑΡΗΣ, Τα Θαύματα-Εμφανίσεις των Αγγέλων και Αρχαγγέλων στην Βυζαντινή τέχνη των Βαλκανίων, Αθήνα 1989.
Αρχιμ. Σ. ΚΟΥΚΙΑΡΗΣ, Τα Θαύματα-Εμφανίσεις των Αγγέλων και Αρχαγγέλων στη Μεταβυζαντινή Τέχνη, Αθήνα 2006.
Θ. Μ. ΠΡΟΒΑΤΑΚΗΣ, Ο Διάβολος εις την Βυζαντινήν τέχνην, Θεσσαλονίκη 1980.
L. BRISSON, S. O’NEILL / A. TIMOTIN (ed.), Neoplatonic Demons and Angels, Leiden 2018.
Μ. BUSSAGLI, Storia degli angeli. Racconto di immagini e di idee, Milano 1991.
R. CLINE, Ancient Angels. Conceptualizing Angeloi in the Roman Empire, Leiden-Boston 2011.
J. DANIÉLOU, Les anges et leur mission, Paris 1951.
E. ELM / N. HARTMANN, Demons in Late Antiquity. Their Perception and Transformation in Different Literary Genres, Berlin/Boston 2019.
IL DIAVOLO NEL MEDIOEVO, Atti del XLIX Convegno storico internazionale (Todi, 14-17 ottobre 2012), Spoleto 2013.
R. LAVATORI, Gli angeli. Storia e pensiero, Genova 1991.
E. MUEHLBERGER, Angels in Late Ancient Christianity, Oxford 2013.
G. PEERS, Subtle Bodies: Representing Angels in Byzantium, Berkeley/Los Angeles/London 2001.
C. PROVERBIO, La figura dell’angelo nella civiltà paleocristiana, Todi 2007.
Last Update
24-10-2023
